Tag: Senate
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Humanitarian corridors in Gaza; Manchin’s Senate seat opens : NPR
[ad_1] Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Tens of thousands of people are fleeing Gaza City on foot, and Israel has agreed to allow…
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Senate Republicans demand asylum changes as part of Biden’s emergency spending request
[ad_1] Senate Republicans are demanding an overhaul to America’s “broken asylum process” as a condition for passing President Biden’s $106 billion emergency spending request to Congress. Members of the Senate Republican Working Group released a one-page document Monday titled “Solutions for the Southern Border Crisis” which outlines several policy changes aimed at shrinking the number…
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Protesters call for Gaza ceasefire amid Blinken’s Senate testimony
[ad_1] Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email A group of protesters calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip interrupted Senate testimony by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary…
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Newt Gingrich Makes Endorsement in G.O.P. Senate Primary in Ohio
[ad_1] The Senate race in Ohio is one of the best chances for Republicans to capture a seat from Democrats next year. But first, the Republican Party has to survive a three-way primary without damaging its increasingly strong brand in the state. Early polls suggest a tight race, but Bernie Moreno, a businessman making his…
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Trump Is Expected to Endorse Kari Lake’s Senate Run in Arizona
[ad_1] Former President Donald J. Trump is expected to endorse Kari Lake for Senate in Arizona as soon as Tuesday evening as she runs in what will be one of the nation’s most consequential Senate races, a person briefed on his thinking said. Arizona, along with West Virginia, Montana and Ohio, are seen as among…
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Kari Lake’s Chances of Winning Arizona Senate Seat
[ad_1] Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake was handed both good and bad news before her anticipated U.S. Senate launch as one early poll shows she is behind in voter support while another shows her in the lead. Lake, a former television news anchor, gained national attention as one of former President Donald Trump’s loyal…
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Ohio Elections Chief Might Bend To Embrace A Lie In Senate Bid
[ad_1] Ralph King, a grassroots GOP activist and former delegate for Donald Trump, hasn’t committed to a candidate in Ohio’s highly anticipated 2024 contest for a U.S. Senate seat. But there is one he’s already ruled out: Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “He’s wherever he needs to be, depending on who he’s talking to,” King…
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US Senate delegation to visit China next week — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will lead a bipartisan group of six senators on a trip next week to China, South Korea and Japan, with reports they hope to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. The delegation will include Democrats Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Jon Ossoff of Georgia, according to an…
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US Rep. Matt Gaetz’s father Don seeks return to Florida Senate chamber he once led as its president
[ad_1] Don Gaetz, the father of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, said Monday he intends to run again for the Florida Senate, a chamber he led as president from 2012 to 2014. Don Gaetz, 75, said he would seek the Florida Panhandle seat being vacated by state Sen. Doug Broxson, also a Republican. The elder…
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How Laphonza Butler became Gavin Newsom’s pick for Senate
[ad_1] The news jolted California on Friday morning: The state’s legendary senator, Dianne Feinstein, had died at age 90. Her death launched an outpouring of mourning and memories for the towering figure. But it also created a more basic political quandary: Whom would Gov. Gavin Newsom pick to replace her? This was the question with…
